Finger ring



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FINGER RING Filed Oct. 1, 1956 Patented Dec. 28, 1937 UNETED STATES ZAQEAEZ ervrrznr- FINGER, RING Frederick J. Gaertner, Maplewood, J. Application October '1, 1936, Serial ,No. 103,477

7 Claims. (01. 63-15) This invention relates in general to finger rings and more particularly to a novel and improved setting and a novel and improved combination thereof with a ring shank.

- One object of the invention is to provide a finger ring which shall comprise a splitring shank having a setting secured between the ends thereof, whereby shanks of different ornamentative character can be easily and quickly combined with settin s of different ornamental character to facilitate and make possible to manufacture at small cost, a large number of rings of different designs.

Another object is to provide such a ring wherein the ends of the shank may be ornamented and the setting may be so shaped that the ends of the shank may complement the setting so that the ornamental ends of the shank shall appear in efiect as part of the setting.

Further .objects are to provide a novel and improved method of making a ring setting comprising parts formed of metals of different color, for example yellow gold and white gold, and wherein the two colors shall merge into and complement each other in forming an ornamental design; and to provide such a method whereby a setting of the character described having pierced or open work ornamentation may be produced.

Other objects are to provide a novel and improved hollow, pierced ring setting or crown, and to obtain other advantages and results as will be brought out by the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which corresponding and like parts are desig- 5 nated throughout the several views by the same reference characters.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a finger ring embodying my invention with portions broken away and shown in section.

4.0 Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the ring.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the ring.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the setting or crown detached from the shank.

- Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the setting or crown.

Figure 6 is a plan view of a blank from which the setting is formed.

Figure '7 is asectional view on the line 'i-l of Figure 6.

Figure'S is a plan view of the blank after hav ing been pierced and partially shaped, and

Figure 9 is a sectional view on the line 89 of Fi ure 8.

Specifically describing the invention, the ring includes a split ring shank l, the ends of which a are in spaced relation and preferably formed on the outer surface thereof with suitable ornaments 2. As shown, the ornaments are formed by pressing the ends of the shank in a suitable die so that the ornaments are integral with the shank.

1 Inwardly of each end of the shank is a transverse notch or recess 3 to cooperate with a setting or crown 4.

lhe setting or crown is preferably hollow and ornamented by piercing, as indicated at 5, and the top 6 of the setting is shown as flat and platelike, while the front and rear sides ll of the setting depend upon opposite edges of the top and are connected together at-each end of the setting to form in effect a transverse strap 8 at each end of the setting projecting beyond the corresponding edge of the top t. The setting is thusopen from end to end and the bottom of the setting is open.

In assembling the setting and shank, one end of the shank is set into the space between the sides of the setting andwith the notch or recess 3 of the shank receiving the corresponding strap 8, the shank ends being soldered to said straps. With this arrangement, the ornaments 2 at the ends of the shank are visible from the top of the setting at opposite ends and below the top 6 so as to complement the ornamentation of the setting. Also, the bottom edges of the ornaments 2 preferably rest upon and bear against'the sides I of the setting adjacent the straps 3 so as to reenforce the connection of the shank ends to the setting. Therefore, the straps 8 and the adjacent side walls of the setting form in effect seats for the corresponding ends of the shank.

With this construction, any one of a plurality of split shanks bearing different ornamentation may be combined with any one of a plurality of settings bearing different ornamentation, whereby a large number of rings of different designs can be easily, quickly and economically manufactured.

Another feature of the invention is the form of the setting and the method of making it.

Preferably the top plate 6 of the setting is formed of a metal of a different color from that of the side. of the setting; for example, the top plate may beof white gold and the side walls of yellow gold. Also, the setting is in effect a. one piece setting.

In making the setting, I first take a fiat blank of suitable metal to form the sides of the setting, and shape it, according to the desired contour of the sides of the setting as indicated at 9. The blank is perforated at ill to form the opening for the bottom of the setting. A piece ll of suitable material and of a size corresponding to one half the size of the top 6, is secured to each side of the blank in any suitable manner as by soldering or welding, with the piece projecting approximately perpendicular to the general plane of the blank 9. The blank thus formed is then placed in suitable dies and shaped and pierced according to the desired contour and pierced ornamentation, as shown in Figures 8 and 9. The metal of the blank 9 is stretched to enlarge the opening I to a size corresponding to the desired opening in the bottom of the setting as at I2, and the blank is notched as at l3 adjacent the ends of the opening I2 to form the straps 8.

the pieces II into abutting relation as shown in' Figure 5, whereupon these edges are secured together as by soldering at I6, to form the top 6. The portions between the pieces I I and the edges of the opening ID are spaced apart and form the sides of the setting the edges of which along the opening form the bottom of the setting.

If desired the edges of the pieces II may be formed with notches I4 to complement each other in forming an opening I5 for a gem in the completed setting. 7

This method provides a simple and inexpensive manner of producing in efiect a one-piece hollow pierced setting consisting of a minimum of material and highly aesthetic in appearance.

It should be understood that the shape and ornamentation of the setting may be widely varied, and that other changes in the structure and manufacture of the setting may be made within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A finger ring comprising a hollow setting having a top, and side walls connected together at each end thereof by a transverse strap, and a split ring shank having its ends secured to said straps, respectively.

2. The finger ring set forth in claim 1 wherein said straps are disposed outwardly from and below the plane of said top, and the ends of said shank have ornaments disposed between said straps and the corresponding edges of said top and visible from the top of the setting to ornamentally complement said top.

3. A hollow ring setting having a top, and side walls connected by transverse straps below the plane of said top at each end, so that the setting is open from end to end and has an open bottom.

4. A finger ring comprising a split ring shank having its ends in spaced relation, a hollow ring setting having a top, and spaced side Walls connected at their ends by transverse straps disposed below the plane of and outwardly beyond said top so that the setting is open from end to end and has an open bottom, the end portion of said shank overlying and being connected to said straps and extending into the open ends of the setting.

5. The finger ring set forth in claim 4 wherein the shank has a recess on the inner side of each end portion formin a seat for and receiving the corresponding said strap of the setting.

6. A hollow ring setting having a top, and spaced side walls connected at their ends by transverse straps disposed below the plane of and outwardly beyond said top, so that the setting is open from end to end and has an open bottom.

7. A finger ring comprising a split ring shank having its ends in spaced relation, and a setting having a top, side walls and seats at opposite ends thereof disposed below the plane of and outwardly beyond said top, the end portions of said shank being secured in said seats and disposed below said top and being ornamented so that said end portions are visible from the top of the setting and ornamentally complement said top.

FREDERICK J. GAERTNER. 

